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Card Cafe Thursday with Allison Cope!

Hello everyone!  Happy Thursday!  I’m Allison Cope and I’m your hostess for Card Café this week! Today I thought I would share my process of making a fun masculine card perfect for that special guy in your life.  This kind of card would be a great guy birthday too!

Grab a cup of something  icy and join me as a make a SUPER duper cute but masculine card today featuring some fun products from My Favorite Things…

 

And here’s another quick peek at our adorable little superhero again.  Isn’t he cute!?

Thanks for joining me today.  I sure I hope you enjoyed the video.  Hit that “thumbs up” button to let me know you’d like to see more videos from the Scrapbook & Cards Today crew!

Happy creating everyone!

~ Allison Cope ~

Sketch challenge Wednesday!

As part of our 100 days of summer fun we have a sketch challenge for you! Below is a sketch from our summer issue created by Cathy Zielske and we would LOVE to see your take on this great double page sketch!

Download here

With so many summer activities, vacations, gardens, celebrations, etc. this sketch will surely become a favourite with so many photo placement opportunities on it.  We can't wait to see what you create!  

Challenge details:

This challenge will run until August 14th! Would you like to know what you're playing for? How about a one year subscription to Scrapbook & Cards Today magazine and a $100 prize package of goodies to create your next project with!!!

Submission Details:

To play along for an opportunity to win this prize package, be sure to send an image of your sketch to [email protected] and put "Sketch Challenge" in your reference line!  (images under 1mb please!) A winner will be randomly chosen on August 15 and announced on Monday, August 17th. GO! 

To see more summer sketches, please visit our website HERE!

 

3T Tuesday roundup! Amazing tutorials!

In keeping with our love of 3Ts Tuesday, we thought we would share some of the fun tutorials we've shared lately on our Facebook page.  As Facebook does not share all our posts with all our fans (too bad!), this is a great way to see something you might have missed or for those of our friends not on Facebook, now you won't miss out!

We spotted this on the Tatertots & Jello blog and thought it was a perfect way to get the kids in the back-to-school mindset in a fun way!

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We loved this stamp tutorial. Same stamp, different colours.  Who knew!!!

 

 

 

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Love the look of watercolour but afraid to try? Here are 8 great beginner techniques just for you!

 

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This is an oldie but a goodie from design team member Virginia Nebel that we shared WAAAAAY back in 2012.  Kind of seems like yesterday.  Who remembers that you can use chipboard this way?  :)

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Looking for some fun painting projects with the kids?

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Spotted this beautiful card over on design team member Jen Gallacher's blog. She has a great process video on how she created this card too!

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If you enjoyed this tutorial round up please let us know in the comments below!  If you have not yet "liked" us on Facebook, please be sure to HERE. Also be sure to click on "get notifications" to be sure you're seeing us when we post.

Happy Tuesday SCT friends!

Cocoa Daisy kit GIVEAWAY!!!

It's Friday and we always love to celebrate the end of the week with a giveaway! Today's giveaway comes from our sweet friends at Cocoa Daisy! Their Day in the Life kit is always full of special exclusive items and this one is certainly no different!  Just look at those darling coffee cups!

"We're so excited to share the work of Valorie Wibbens with you this month in our Day in the Life: July kit! Wake up to this cheery collection designed with a favorite morning beverage in mind. You'll get a couple of chipboard frames, some shiny gold hearts, a pack of wooden veneer, and a multi-pack of buttons, enamels, and chipboard. We'll also include sheets of alphabets and words to add that extra little thought to your pocket scrapbooking. Our exclusive papers, cut down to a usable size as well as a stamp set of numbers for adding a date right where you need one. 

Contents:

Packaged in a 7 1/2" x 10" custom-stamped linen drawstring bag

• 24 Valorie WIbbens for Cocoa Daisy 3x4 cards
• 4 Valorie WIbbens for Cocoa Daisy 4x6 cards
• 4 6x6 pieces of Exclusive Cocoa Daisy Paper
• Cocoa Daisy stamp set -  Save the Date by arleigh
• Authentique mini alphabet Legacy (navy)
• Authentique Petite Diction Playful
• Crate Paper Poolside layered embellishments
• Crate Paper Poolside frames - 3 per kit assorted*
• Dear Lizzy large gold hearts - 3 per kit
• Crate Paper Poolside wood veneer shapes
• Doodlebug paperclips in Swimming Pool - 3 per kit

*Items designated as "assorted" will not be exactly as pictured, and are randomly packed in kits.

Like Mrs. Darcy, you too will be "completely and perfectly and incandescently happy" with our Day in the Life: July collection!" ~  Cocoa Daisy

For an opportunity to win this fabulous kit, be sure to leave a comment below and we would love to know what your favourite morning beverage is! Are you "must have coffee person" or perhaps it's a "where is my tea" person.  Personally, I'm all about the hot cup of tea before tackling the mounting to-do list! Be sure to leave your comment by Thursday, July 30!  Good luck!

If you would also take a moment to visit Cocoa Daisy on their Facebook page and leave Christine a little note of thanks, I'm sure it would make her day!

Winners, we have winners!

We've had two great giveaways in the past two weeks that need winners! Drumroll please....

Happy Things Giveaway from Pinkfresh Studio:

What a beautiful and colorful collection! Thanks for the great giveaway! The sneak peek is very exciting! I cannot wait to see the entire collection! Posted by: Carey Nusbaum | July 17, 2015 at 04:12 PM

Paper Smooches Chubby Chums stamp and die set giveaway:

Those are so cute!! Would love to win these! Thanks for the chance to win!!  Posted by: Robin Rhodes | July 12, 2015 at 08:52 PM

Congratulations ladies! Please send your mailing address and telephone number to us at [email protected] (put "blog winner" in your reference line) and we'll send it off to both these great companies.  

Have a wonderful weekend friends! We have something exciting to share next week so be sure to check in!

~  Catherine

Card Cafe Thursday with Kimberly Crawford!

Hello everyone! I am thrilled to be on the Scrapbook & Cards Today blog sharing some fun projects with you! This summer I am totally obsessed with pineapples, not only eating them, but using them on my paper crafting projects. When I saw the Pink Paislee Citrus Bliss Pineapple embossing folder, it had to be mine! Take and a look and see how I used the embossing folder to achieve three different looks!

On my first card, I added texture to my patterned paper by embossing it with the folder and sanding away the raised pineapple images.

Supplies: Pink Paislee Citrus Bliss 6x6 paper, Pineapple Embossing Folder; MFT Stamps Pinking Circle STAX; MFT Stamps Cork sheets; MFT Stamps Sweet Tooth cardstock; Teresa Collins Gold Metal Hearts; Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Foam Squares White Large, EZ Permanent Runner; Core'dinations Sanding Block

To achieve this look, place your patterned paper inside the embossing folder. Place the paper with your desired pattern up, laying on the raised images. By placing the paper this way, you will get the raised images on the correct side. Pass the paper and folder through your manual die cutting machine. Then gently sand away the raised images. Any fine gauge sand paper will work.

For my second card, I wanted to create my own patterned paper, where pineapples were the star!

I used ink and water to color the embossed images.

Supplies: Pink Paislee Citrus Bliss Pineapple Embossing Folder; Fancy Pants Summer Sun Wood Veneer 6x6 paper; Maya Road Mini Pom Pom Trim Cloud White; MFT Stamps Sweet Tooth cardstock; MFT Stamps Lemon Drop, Limelight Inks; Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Foam Squares White Large, EZ Permanent Runner

After embossing a piece of white cardstock, I pressed yellow and green dye-based inks onto my craft mat. Then spritzed the ink lightly with water. Using a paintbrush, I colored the indented images. To add more depth, I colored each part of the pineapple twice. When the first layer of color dried, I went back and added another layer of deeper color.

Along with pineapples, I am a huge fan of gold!

So for this card, I went with a faux letterpress look with gold pineapples!

Pink Paislee Citrus Bliss 6x6 paper, Pineapple Embossing Folder; Fancy Pants Summer Sun Flair, Tag Pack, Insta Pack; MFT Stamps Sweet Tooth cardstock; Colorbox Gold ink; Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Foam Squares White Large, EZ Permanent Runner

Gold pigment ink was pressed into the raised pineapple images, directly on the embossing folder. Pigment ink needs to be used for this effect because it stays wetter longer. Keep your ink pad as level as possible, inking only the raised images. Some ink will get on the folder, simply wipe it away, or embrace it as I did. I thought the extra ink added some fun distressing. Place your cardstock inside the folder and pass through your manual die cutting machine. Be sure and clean your embossing folder afterwards. ~  Kimberly Crawford

THANK YOU so much for joining us today Kimberly and for sharing your love of pineapples and embossing folders! You can see more of Kimberly's BEAUTIFUL work on her blog, For the Love of Paper. You can also find her on Instagram and Twitter @kimberlystamps. Want to know one more place you'll find Kimberly's cards? In our soon to be available for preorder Creative Cards Vol. 1! Stay tuned!

Design Team Wednesday with Sheri Reguly!

Hello! Sheri here today, and I have a quick and easy summer layout to share with you featuring one of my very favorite page embellishments…3x4 Project Life cards. I have to admit that I don’t currently have a Project Life album in the works, but I simply can’t resist these darling cards that come in such a variety of beautiful colors, patterns, and themes. They seem to have become my latest obsession, and I have to admit that I’ve accumulated quite the little stash. They work wonderfully as is, but they are also such fun to embellish.

Supplies: Crop & Create Delivered Heat Wave Layout Kit (Cardstock: Bazzill Basics; Patterned Paper: Pebbles, Jillibean Soup; Enamel Dots: Bella Blvd; 3x4 Cards: Pink Paislee; Diecuts: Jillibean Soup) Additional Supplies: Patterned Paper: Echo Park; Fabric Covered Brad: Crate Paper; Buttons: American Crafts, Basic Grey; Label Sticker: Gossamer Blue)

On today’s layout I was working with the beautiful summer Crop & Create Delivered "Heat Wave" kit from Scrapbook & Cards Today! I simply adhered some diecuts to them using adhesive foam to add dimension, as well as a super cute butterfly acrylic accent, and a handful of enamel dots in a bright, happy shade of yellow. They were just what I needed to fill in the empty space on my single page layout! For more information on these amazing kits, be sure to click HERE!

 ~ Sheri Reguly

Fall Crop & Create Delivered kit available for pre-order on September 1st!